Woman says she was grabbed from her bicycle, raped and robbed

Published: Monday, March 25, 2013 at 12:03 p.m.

Last Modified: Monday, March 25, 2013 at 9:33 p.m.

A 42-year-old woman told police she was yanked from her bicycle and raped in a wooded area near Arroyo Parkway.

The woman told Ormond Beach police that she was traveling west on Arroyo at 1 a.m. Wednesday, near Center Street and Nova Road, when a man stepped out of a wooded area and stopped her by grabbing the handlebars on her bicycle, an incident report shows.

The woman - who cannot be identified because she was the victim of a sexual assault - then said another man grabbed her by the waist and the back of her head and took her into the wooded area, the report states. She said she was pushed face down into the dirt and told by one of the men, "Don't look at me."

She said she tried to hit the suspect's face with the back of her hand while she was being attacked. Police said they did notice that the woman's right hand was slightly swollen. They also said she had "light lacerations" on the side of her neck.

The woman said she then vomited on herself in the hopes that would discourage the suspect from continuing his sexual assault on her, the report shows.

While this was going on, the woman said she noticed the second man rifling through her purse. She said the suspect stole the $500 that her ex-husband had given her the day prior. She also said the man took her Walgreen's card and her driver's license, the report shows.

<p>A 42-year-old woman told police she was yanked from her bicycle and raped in a wooded area near Arroyo Parkway.</p><p>The woman told Ormond Beach police that she was traveling west on Arroyo at 1 a.m. Wednesday, near Center Street and Nova Road, when a man stepped out of a wooded area and stopped her by grabbing the handlebars on her bicycle, an incident report shows.</p><p>The woman - who cannot be identified because she was the victim of a sexual assault - then said another man grabbed her by the waist and the back of her head and took her into the wooded area, the report states. She said she was pushed face down into the dirt and told by one of the men, "Don't look at me." </p><p>She said she tried to hit the suspect's face with the back of her hand while she was being attacked. Police said they did notice that the woman's right hand was slightly swollen. They also said she had "light lacerations" on the side of her neck.</p><p>The woman said she then vomited on herself in the hopes that would discourage the suspect from continuing his sexual assault on her, the report shows.</p><p>While this was going on, the woman said she noticed the second man rifling through her purse. She said the suspect stole the $500 that her ex-husband had given her the day prior. She also said the man took her Walgreen's card and her driver's license, the report shows.</p><p>Police are investigating the incident.</p>